Cross-platform dictionary and vocabulary building command line tool
Use it to improve your english vocabulary, brush up some word meanings or as a simple command line dictionary.
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Install it using pip. Just run:
pip3 install pyvoc
After installing pyvoc, run pyvoc -w word
to automatically create necessary config files in your home directory.
pyvoc -w word
pyoc word -a
pyvoc -q 101
pyvoc -q 101 -n 25
read some more examples
➜ pyvoc -h
usage: pyvoc [-h] [-v] [-w <word>] [-a] [-g <group_num>] [-r <group_num>] [-q <group_num>] [-n <no_of_questions>] [-l]
Command line dictionary and vocabulary building tool.
optional arguments:
-h, --help show this help message and exit
-v, --version Print version of pyvoc and exit
-w <word> Give meaning of WORD
-a, --add-word Use to add WORD to vocabulary group
-g <group_num> Use to specify the vocabulary group no.(1-10) to add the WORD to
-r <group_num> Revise the vocabulary group you mention
-q <group_num> Start quiz from the vocabulary group you mention
-n <no_of_questions> Mention the number of questions of quiz.
-l, --list Lists all vocabulary groups present
pyvoc lets you add words to vocabulary groups, which you can later revise or take quiz from.
pyvoc word -a -g 5
Fetch meaning of the word and add it to vocabulary group 5. Use this option to organize words however you like.
for example
pyvoc -r 7
Revise word meaning of vocabulary group 7(if present) in random order.
pyvoc --list
Lists all group numbers along with their size.